municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is located in the
South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms ...
region
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, from
Vaasa
Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ), and covers an area of of which is water. The
population density
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is .
In the name of the municipality, "''iso''" means big; "''kyrö''", on the other hand, is a Tavastian dialect and means a quarry, rocky or rugged terrain for hiding. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.
Geography
There are of cultivated fields.
Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are
Ilmajoki
Ilmajoki (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Ilmajoki is a town and municipality situated in Finland's South Ostrobothnia region, founded in 1865. Ilmajoki has a population of 12,165 (28. February 2017)and covers an are ...
,
Kauhava
Kauhava is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region, northwest of Helsinki and by the main railway from Helsinki to Oul ...
,
Laihia
Laihia () is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm.
It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,020 (Jul 31, 2020) and covers an area of of which is wat ...
,
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...
, Vaasa and
Vörå
Vörå (; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Vörå is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia, about east of Vaasa and about southwest of Kokkola. The p ...
Kustaa Killinen
Kustaa Killinen (7 September 1849, Isokyrö – 5 January 1922) was a Finns, Finnish schoolteacher, writer and politician. He belonged to the Young Finnish Party. Killinen served as a Member of the Diet of Finland from 1897 to 1906 and as a Member ...
(1849–1922), schoolteacher, writer and politician
* Matti Pohto (1817–1857), bookbinder and book collector
* Eino S. Repo (1919–2002), journalist and politician
* Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist, playwright and lawyer
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Marjo Yli-Kiikka
Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 16 June 1978) is a Finnish sports shooter. She competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an internat ...
(born 1978), sports shooter
See also
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Levänluhta
Levänluhta (; lit. "alga's floodmeadow") or Leväluhta is a spring and prominent archaeological site in the village of Orismala in Isokyrö, Finland. It was used as an Iron Age water graveyard from the 5th to the 8th centuries, containing remai ...
Battle of Napue
The Battle of Napue, or the Battle of Isokyrö (Storkyro), was fought on 19 February 1714 ( O.S.) / 2 March 1714 ( N.S.) at the villages of Napue and Laurola, located in the Isokyrö parish of the Swedish Empire (modern-day Finland). The battl ...
Isokyrö
Isokyrö (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
In the name of the municip ...